First off i'm new to this forum. - And I would like say "whats up" to everyone- and I, just like you guys love this camaro. The motive behind me posting this thread is- the debate I was reading about CoolestCamaro873 "good news thread". It look like to me, alot of people wanted to believe this news, but they didn't. Here, I have facts and reasons why this camaro is coming out sometime in 2007 for model 2008. (some of these things you guys already know about)
- Ford currently holds retro market (big time)
- Dodge... The challenger is an awsome car that mopar, hemi, gm and stang fans everywhere are going to buy, and this car is coming out for sure in 2008.
-GM... If the camaro does not come out until 2009 there going to miss alot of the sales, as people want a retro car asap.
-GM engineer stating don't be surprise the camaro will be out within 12 months
( this has to be a damn close estimation of the camaro's arrival- or he would have not mention it)
-GM/dodge dealer allowing deposits. GM or dodge would not allow the dealerships to this, unless the car availability is within 12 months.( I have good buddies working in dealerships and manu. car plants and this is what they have told me.
-Both concepts came out roughly the same time (camaro\challenger) you can gaurantee they will be available the same time roughly at the dealers. (2008 models.)
-The word "bugs and ticks" come in regards to GM not coming out with it soon.(GM does have to worry about the first year bugs and ticks as much as people think- due to major components are already in existance and/or new major components are already ready.(I have buddies at that Oshawa plant)
-I've read this on other sites, and heard about this. GM already has 30 to 40 production camaro's made ready to be privately auctoned with minimum media present. (friend at dealership told me this as well)
-Status bigger than money?- GM does not need the camaro for financial boost no matter what you hear. This is for pure status, GM will not lose out due to reason of bad timing, they want this market because this is what their good at, trust me they know the camaro has to come out this year.
-There is too much word of mouth, especially from dealears like are friend CoolestCamaro873 heared from his. (it makes you think the rumors have to be true)
- finally, there just so must hype for a car, how long can it last? I think most people will just get sick of waiting, and/or talking about it. Trust me the stang is a nice car, but the challenger, man that car will steal alot retro lovers. GM has everthing to gain for 07-08 and everthing to loose for 09.

There is alot more reasons to prove the camaro will most likely come out this year as a a 08 model. I'm just sick of typing. Lastley, one thing for sure, it will be interesting to see what will happen at the end of 07-what will Il purchase? , because one way or the other the camaro or the challenger will be mine. ( I really do love these retro cars)

I hope you guys find this interesting.
I will soon enough add in more reasons for this subject at a later date.

The only problem I have with your arguement is that you have no evidence to show it is logistically feasible. GM could want to put this car out just as bad as we want them to put it out this year; however, if it is just not feasible, then there is really little they can do.

Although I am nit buying your argument that the car will be out in 2007, I will agree with you that GM will loose a lot of sales the longer they hold out. I agree with you that this whole "retro" thing is likely just a fad and the enthusiasium will likely die out in the very near future. Also, I also believe your point about all of the hype GM has built up for this car dying down if they don't get it out to be true. You can only sustain this kind of excitment for so long before people start turning to other alternatives.

Do I think GM would have a lot to gain by getting this car out in 2007 - definitely; do i think it will happen - definitely not.

Also, I wouldn't use information from dealers when trying to build an argument around here. It is a sure fire way to get flamed. Dealer information is about as reliable as an old rusty bucket. Also, the fact that some dealers are taking deposits also means nothing as dealers are on average very greedy andmore than willing to take anyone money.

You make some interesting points. We would all love to see this car sometime in '07, but, IT ISN'T HAPPENING.

As it's been said earlier, we're all very anxious to see this car in dealer showrooms as soon as possible. But the reality is, it WILL NOT be this year.

PLease. Lets no have this thread get "crazy" like the last one did. Yes, there are many reasons why we feel it could/should come out sooner, but there are just as many why it will not be in '07.

Perhaps not 2007, but certainly early 2008, after the unveiling of the production version of the Camaro at next year's Detroit auto show is not out of the question. And really, its not that far away. And it can be released then as an '09 model, the same way the Chrysler 300C came out in early '04 as an '05 model. Its arriving no later than '08, that's for sure.

Perhaps not 2007, but certainly early 2008, after the unveiling of the production version of the Camaro at next year's Detroit auto show is not out of the question. And really, its not that far away. And it can be released then as an '09 model, the same way the Chrysler 300C came out in early '04 as an '05 model. Its arriving no later than '08, that's for sure.

Middle of '08 is my prediction as well. GM is going to want to have a grand unveiling of this car before it is released, and considering that we did not see that happen this year at the NAIAS, I guarantee it will happen next year and we will finally get what we have all been anxiously awaiting shortly thereafter.

I suspect that this year we will start to get a lot more reliable information as supplier contracts start to be drawn up and orders are placed. We should start to see a lot more actvity on these boards than we have over the last 6 months.

Welcome to the site!!! We love to get the new members in and have a good discussion. Remember what Moose said...let's not let this thread get out of hand.

For those who want GM to really rush this thing and get it out early...more power to you. I agree GM needs it out early for financial gain. Will it eventually lose it's luster? I don't think so....it'll turn some off, but won't close down GM.

Dealers are dealers. The salesmen must make sales in order to keep their jobs. It's just that plain and simple. Why in the world do you think we suddenly saw ebay selling "promises" of being able to buy the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Camaro from their dealer. People were paying 5K over MSRP to be able to do this....all the while GM never released any production dates or anything. Dealers are selling promises right now and some couldn't care less when it comes out as long as they can get your downpayment to guarantee your business....IT SECURES THEIR JOBS. We do have some good salesmen so don't think I'm including all of them in this "generalized" statement.

Finally.........we talked about release dates w/ a certain someone (you know who I'm talking about). I can't say what was said during that conversation about when it's coming out because I was asked not to. But, during the conversation we also spoke about the old St.Therese contract. Has anyone not heard me talk about this? I'll spare repeating it for a 4th time....just do a search if ur interested. It's coming out in 08 as an 09 BECAUSE IT CAN NOT BE LABELED AS AN 08 YEAR MODEL.. Better yet, it's coming out in 09 like GM said. I'm saying it's coming out in 08...

Finally, bobby, you make very good points in your argument. I agree w/ most of those points and I, as well, would like to see it come out early. Again, welcome to the site!

I agree that I think the Camaro will come out late this year, because if it waits till 2008, in which many think it will be out in 2008, it will still be too late. And I'll tell you this if it is I might consider buying another car and getting my deposit back. Dodge will have the Challenger out early 2008, and that car is sweet not as much as the Camaro but I don't have another five or six months after early 2008 to wait for the Camaro. And now Toyota has a new hybrid car aimed to replace the Supra, and it will compete to take away buyers of the pony cars, which is what Toyota said it aims to do, in which with a good looking fresh design and a hybrid six cylinder pushing out at least 400hp, lets face it it realistically could change the martket. Toyota is a much more reliable car than Chevrolet, and if its a hybrid you know how the new generation is "save the world, keep it clean," with this car they will be doing so as they laugh at the corvette, in its rear view mirror, on thier local highway. Chevrolet needs this car or they will lose out on the market and many Chevy loyalists will switch sides!

Middle of '08 is my prediction as well. GM is going to want to have a grand unveiling of this car before it is released, and considering that we did not see that happen this year at the NAIAS, I guarantee it will happen next year and we will finally get what we have all been anxiously awaiting shortly thereafter.

I suspect that this year we will start to get a lot more reliable information as supplier contracts start to be drawn up and orders are placed. We should start to see a lot more actvity on these boards than we have over the last 6 months.

GM could also unveil something in at the New York autoshow this year that could be close to, or be the actual production version of the Camaro. Infiniti is uveiling their production version of the revised 2007 G35 Coupe at this years New York autoshow.

"Finally.........we talked about release dates w/ a certain someone (you know who I'm talking about). I can't say what was said during that conversation about when it's coming out because I was asked not to. But, during the conversation we also spoke about the old St.Therese contract. Has anyone not heard me talk about this? I'll spare repeating it for a 4th time....just do a search if ur interested. It's coming out in 08 as an 09 BECAUSE IT CAN NOT BE LABELED AS AN 08 YEAR MODEL.. Better yet, it's coming out in 09 like GM said. I'm saying it's coming out in 08... "

I've always wondered about this fact about St. Therese. But here is an article that talks alot about the St. Therese situation and never mentions anything any agreement that there cannot be a Camaro designated before 2009:

I agree that I think the Camaro will come out late this year, because if it waits till 2008, in which many think it will be out in 2008, it will still be too late. And I'll tell you this if it is I might consider buying another car and getting my deposit back. Dodge will have the Challenger out early 2008, and that car is sweet not as much as the Camaro but I don't have another five or six months after early 2008 to wait for the Camaro. And now Toyota has a new hybrid car aimed to replace the Supra, and it will compete to take away buyers of the pony cars, which is what Toyota said it aims to do, in which with a good looking fresh design and a hybrid six cylinder pushing out at least 400hp, lets face it it realistically could change the martket. Toyota is a much more reliable car than Chevrolet, and if its a hybrid you know how the new generation is "save the world, keep it clean," with this car they will be doing so as they laugh at the corvette, in its rear view mirror, on thier local highway. Chevrolet needs this car or they will lose out on the market and many Chevy loyalists will switch sides!

Exactly what is bulls*** about what i said. I didn't say it was coimng out for sure, because I wouldn't want to stir things up with the non-believers, but in reality what I said about the market changing, and how the Camaro will be too late is all relatively true to a certain degree, I think anyone could agree to a certain extent.

Exactly what is bulls*** about what i said. I didn't say it was coimng out for sure, because I wouldn't want to stir things up with the non-believers, but in reality what I said about the market changing, and how the Camaro will be too late is all relatively true to a certain degree, I think anyone could agree to a certain extent.

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Originally Posted by CoolestCamaro873

And now Toyota has a new hybrid car aimed to replace the Supra, and it will compete to take away buyers of the pony cars, which is what Toyota said it aims to do, in which with a good looking fresh design and a hybrid six cylinder pushing out at least 400hp, lets face it it realistically could change the martket. Toyota is a much more reliable car than Chevrolet, and if its a hybrid you know how the new generation is "save the world, keep it clean," with this car they will be doing so as they laugh at the corvette, in its rear view mirror, on thier local highway. Chevrolet needs this car or they will lose out on the market and many Chevy loyalists will switch sides!

Might want to check the latest JD Power findings on quality/reliability before you shout out who makes a better vehicle.

This is funny. I'm getting a sense of deja vu all over again. Bottom line is there is NO ONE here who knows exactly when the car is coming out. We all want the car sooner rather than later. We're all here to share information, opinions, etc. I'm looking forward to the day when we can share pictures/stories about our new 5th gen Camaros. I think it was Rodney King who said it best, "Can't we all just get along?"

I'm not saying Chevrolet is crap and I could care less what JD Power says I work on cars all day and own Chevys and Toyotas, Chevrolet is American and rattles like most american cars, and Toyota like most Japenese cars are reliable transmissions, and just better quality and I'm not sure what you do for a living but I own five Aamco Transmissions and I know for a fact from experience I dont read articles to know what quality is, I can tell myself, thanks!!!! I don't apperciate my opinion being judged, I don't judge any of the retarded opinions that some people post on here, I respect it and don't call it bullshit, but unless you work in this profession and have owned almost every kind of vehicle as I have, I'll have to say you and JD are B.S.ing

I've always wondered about this fact about St. Therese. But here is an article that talks alot about the St. Therese situation and never mentions anything any agreement that there cannot be a Camaro designated before 2009:http://www.popularhotrodding.com/fea...409phr_camaro/

rray200, you are right. That's an excellent article and gives a lot of input about the situation. For those who haven't read it, it's a good read! I'll continue to look for printed proof of this. I didn't get it off the internet. I can post up a million and one articles on GM saying it's coming out in 2009. I can also post up quite a few articles printed in 2002/3 that say it's speculated for a 2007 year. I'm only going by the latest info I received.

I can easily see how one might think it's coming out this year. There's a lot out there pointing in that direction. But, IMO, there's more pointing it in the direction of an 09 release. I respect everyones ideas that it could come out early and if I'm proven wrong, then I'm wrong. Just like z28camaro2471 said, "Bottom line is there is NO ONE here who knows exactly when the car is coming out." Although, I do have an idea

If I came off kinda harsh on that post, I apologize to anyone offended. That wasn't my intention. So now I say...To heck w/ it all. Let's all get back to and celebrating the return of one of the most beautiful Camaros ever built!

Ok fellas. Now that we've had a chance to settle down.............. This thread was closed for a reason. It was closed for the same reason as the other thread. We are all entitled to have our own opinions and should be able to feel free to express them w/out fear of being bashed on or criticized.

With that being said, we are all here on the boards because we enjoy the discussion and the sharing of information. If you choose to post up your opinion, please feel free to do so. If you choose to read and comment on the opinion, again, please feel free to do so. However, we WILL all act like adults on the boards and we WILL NOT get carried away by acting foolish and being disrespectful to other members. Any thread can easily be closed and the posts deleted (not to mention members being warned and even worse...banned). There is a right way and a wrong way to handle a situation. It is plain and simple. Respect each other.

I don't think that there is any way they will come out as an 08 model year. Good old corporate GM is way to slow to make that happen. These discussions remind me of the Ford Shelby threads I used to read when they announced that 2 years before it came out. Guess what - it came out right when they said it would.

I still feel mid next year. the factory hasn't been set up for production and there are only a couple of prototypes in australia. . .and well even if they go great they still have the factory to set up and then work out the kinks in the production line. which will take a while. so at the earliest I see maybe first of 08 as an 09 model.

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We do not want to use the Z28 moniker on a car that does not deserve this hallowed name.